Nevada County picayune., 1887-07-06
In Menorian.

MrS. Callie BagfOilc was porn in Union Co.,, Ark. Sept. Dist. lS45, and married to Geo. w. Lagronc. August 5, 1865 and died March 2S, 1887 at J. B. Morgans, near the place of her birth, in her forty second year.
 Many friends in Union county and around Prescott Ark, mourn her loss. Besides other relatives, {, she leaves a husband, who expec. ted to precede her to the grave many years ago, and five boys and three girls, the youngest not yet two years old.
 The little ones, George, Katie and Ruby gather flowers each re curing Sabbath morning since her death and when they go to church, they put fresh water in the vase and place her fayorite flowers up. on the new made grave of their mother.
 Time may fade and winter may chill their floral tributes O' love, ,bnt God grant that the memory of that precious mother may never wither in the hearts of those sweet chil. dren. Then there are her four promising sons--ller pride and her constant care. With supreme faith in God and faith in the man ly promises of her sons to meet her in Heaven she passed away in perfect peace. Boys, sometimes that mother has wept over your bOyish follies, but there was faith and prayer among those tears. You would not for your right arm wiring tears of sorrow from her low. ing eyes were she with you again, and now, that she is gone let those tears not prove in valn--- show that they were not wasted by cherish. ing that mother's love. and God Tn his own good time and way will honor the faith of the prayers of that lost mother. Cherish her memory! Reverence the the things she loved; respect the friends she tried, and honor the God she trusted. Yes. Cherish the memo " of your motherM
 The rich may bequeath millions and yet houses and lands and stocks may esirange the heirs in to law suits. Eventually railroads and banks fail us at death. The inheritance bequeathed to you by that mother is undividedly given to each and every separate one of the eighC of her pre- ciOus darlings, in all it's entirety of conflict and victory. And who shall say that it does not come the very next in value, to the precious ransom in the Lord Jesus Christ Himself.
 My mother lives to-day boys and l honor her second only to the Lord God of Heaven
 Honor your mother, boys. by telling over her life to little Dixie, who is too young to know her worth. Let the first stories planted in Dixie's mind and heart {, be of mothers love from mothers sons; and the truths lodged there with tender words. and watered with tears of affection, will yield an increase given Of God, honor ing alike to mother and her sons.
 She had been a great sufferer and we know of none we shall more confidently expect to see m that great white throng, who came up out of great tribulation, than sister Callie Lagrone.
 Hers is an exchange of the per ishable for the eternal, Of the cor. ruptible for the immortal and elo. Ous body that knows no pain nor weariness. The home she longed to build here for her loved ones, which at best must decay, has been exchanged for mansion with room for all the loved ones left be- hind to find hospitable welcome bye and bye.
 "Wha, q gathering! wi at a gath. ering that will be" bye and bye.
 WILEY A. HATLEY.